Sick Man Turns Out to be a General

Ever since she had been bitten by a dog that day, Zeng Rou'er politely delivered a few more threads, but they were all ignored by Shen Jingli.    

    

When no one came to disturb him, Shen Jingli led a very comfortable life. Every day, he would do some simple exercises, play games with Xun Er, and then draw a design for Yang Ningxiu's children's business.    

    

He listed all the children's toys he could think of in a book, then picked out a few that could be made from the craftsmanship of his time, including a baby carriage, a building block box, a jigsaw puzzle, an abacus, a jigsaw puzzle, a flying board, a checker board, and so on.    

    

The baby carriage, the flying chess, the checkers, he drew only one drawing, and the others, he drew a few more patterns.    

    

Nan Jiyun's injuries had pretty much healed, and he stayed in the house all day reading and painting. It was really boring, and when he saw that Shen Jingli was drawing, he came over.    

    

"What are you drawing?" Nan Jiyun picked up a map of the abacus that was drawn on the bead. He looked carefully, and could tell that it was drawing an abacus, but this was not an abacus, because, other than the abacus, there were also some little animal diagrams.    

    

"A toy for a child to play with." Shen Jingli did not even raise his head as he drew a seesaw.    

    

Hearing his answer, Nan Jiyun raised his eyebrows, and then looked at the other diagrams, his eyebrows knitted even more tightly. He raised his head and carefully sized Shen Jingli up, with eyes filled with doubt and puzzlement.    

    

He stayed in the County Prince's Mansion for a few days, and had heard a bit about Shen Jingli's situation. He knew that Mu Chen was the son of a merchant who he married when he was exiled to the Southern Wilderness, and that his family's conditions were average.    

    

Logically speaking, he should be an ignorant and impolite country bumpkin, but not only had he drawn a good picture, he had also drawn toys he had never seen before.    

    

Nan Jiyun suspected that he was a fake Shen Jingli, or perhaps others had mistaken his family background. Of course, it was also possible that he was born with a talent in painting and had a rich imagination.    

    

Shen Jingli didn't know what Nan Jiyun was thinking, but he drew the map and pressed it against the upper right corner of the table to dry.    

    

"The reason why you drew these pictures is to create them and sell them?" Nan Jiyun also sat down.    

    

"Ningxiu wants to start a children's business, and wants me to help her think of some products. I've thought of some these in the past few days, since I have some free time today, I can quickly draw some."    

    

"You thought of all these?" Nan Jiyun looked at the diagram again, his tone filled with unconcealable shock.    

    

Shen Jingli smiled, he did not admit nor deny it, but in Nan Jiyun's eyes, it was equivalent to tacit approval, and he also somewhat had a proud look on his face.    

    

He took a few diagrams that he did not understand too well and asked Shen Jingli in detail. After hearing Shen Jingli's explanation, he suddenly realized.    

    

"Other than these toys, what else are you planning to sell?" The manufacturing of these toys was not difficult. As long as a skilled craftsman was present, they could be easily broken through very quickly. It was not easy to rely on these toys to occupy the market.    

    

"And children's clothes. Children's books." Shen Jingli said.    

    

"Reading?"    

    

"It's just children's books, some illustrations and storybooks." Seeing that he did not understand, Shen Jingli explained in a simple manner.    

    

Nan Jiyun nodded in understanding. The two sat and chatted for a while, before Shen Jingli returned to his room and took a nap.    

    

"..."    

    

Shen Jingli woke up from his nap and just as he drank a bowl of red date cheese, a servant came to report that the Marquis of Yuanying's Prince had come to visit.    

    

"Why is the Prince here?" Jin Yu asked. He put away the empty bowl and instructed the girl to bring it back to the kitchen. Only then did he comb Shen Jingli's hair and accompany him to the pavilion in the center courtyard.    

    

Mu Yu sat on a bench beside the pavilion, holding a plate of bait in his hands. From time to time, he would twist some of them and throw them into the lake, teasing a group of fat and strong golden fish.    

    

"Why is big brother free to come today?" Just as Shen Jingli stepped onto the stairs, he asked.    

    

Mu Yu turned around and glanced at his stomach. His cold eyes softened a little as he handed the plate to his servant and pointed to a stool at the side. "Hurry up and sit, don't tire yourself out or else Zi An will come and settle the score with me."    

    

Shen Jingli smiled and sat down, he then ordered Jin Yu to make some tea.    

    

The servant had served tea before, but it was already cold. Mu Yu asked the servant to carry the tea away, then said: "I already know about the matter between you and Zi An, Jinglee, I …"    

    

"Big brother, this has nothing to do with you, so you don't need to feel guilty." Shen Jingli interrupted him. There was no need for Mu Yu to take responsibility for what he had done.    

    

Mu Yu looked at Shen Jingli and suddenly laughed. His laughter was a little strange, almost crazed, and somehow terrifying.    

    

Shen Jingli held his hands together. Seeing him like this, he felt that he was both pitiful and painful.    

    

After laughing enough, Mu Yu returned to his previous expression, looking very serious, like a Confucian Scholar.    

    

"Big brother will not let you suffer for no reason." Mu Yu said, his tone was firm.    

    

"No one can make me feel wronged except fourteen." He was too lazy to even remember an insignificant person, how could he feel aggrieved about it?    

    

Mu Yu looked at Shen Jingli with rapt attention, and then laughed, "That's great."    

    

Jin Yu came over carrying the Dragon Well Tea that she had just brewed,. Seeing Mu Yu laughing, she also smiled and poured a cup of tea for Mu Yu, and also brought him a cup of warm water. She pushed open the pavilion door, and began to chat with Mu Yu's followers two meters away from the pavilion.    

    

With a much happier mood, Mu Yu drank a cup of tea and asked the child about his matters.    

    

"The child is well, and my body is well." Shen Jingli replied.    

    

Hearing that, Mu Yu nodded his head, with a smile in his eyes, "That's good, you should give Zi An a few more children, and help our Mu Family to grow and scatter its leaves."    

    

When Shen Jingli heard this, he almost spurted a mouthful of water. What did it have to do with him?    

    

"Big brother, you've been married for so long, why don't you have a child?" Mu Yu was a few months older than him, he was already two babies with Mu Chen, and Mu Yu did not even see the shadow of a child, could it be that Ceng Wan'er could not have another child?    

    

Mu Yu's expression did not change, he picked up his tea and savored it, as though he was thinking about something.    

    

Seeing him like that, Shen Jingli suddenly regretted asking this question. Every family had its own problems, but Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion was a bunch of problems.    

    

Mu Yu did not answer his question. He did not like Ceng Wan'er, so he did not want her to give birth to a child.    

    

"On the birthday of the little prince next month, you can use your body to push it away."    

    

"Little Prince, one year old?" Shen Jingli was suspicious.    

    

"Beauty Zheng gave birth to a prince, don't you know?"    

    

Shen Jingli shook his head. He had never paid attention to the matters in the palace and there was no one here to gossip with him.    

    

The Beauty Zheng was born prematurely. When the little prince was born, her body was very weak, and she didn't know if she could be raised or not. The Emperor didn't announce to the world, and didn't arrange for full moon wine either.    

    

"So what if you're not clear? In short, listen to Big Brother, if the palace sends someone to inform you, you'll have to push it with your body. You're a County Prince, and you're pregnant, the empress won't force you to go."    

    

Shen Jingli nodded, thanking him for the reminder.    

    

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Three days later, Yang Ningxiu came over to get the blueprints, and told Shen Jingli about the little prince's birthday. Furthermore, Yang Ningxiu had said the same things as him, and told him to use her unwell body as an excuse to not participate in this birthday.    

    

On the seventh day of the seventh month, Yang Ningxin arranged for Shen Yue'er to go to the Yue Lao Temple to pay respects to Yue Lao. That night, they would admire the moon and beg at the County Prince's Mansion.    

    

The next day, Mu Chen came back and told him about the little prince's birthday. On that day, the palace sent someone to deliver a letter, but Mu Chen accepted it because he was not feeling well, and did not bring Shen Jingli to attend.    

    

On the occasion of the little prince's first birthday, the emperor ordered the civil and military officials to bring his wife to the palace to congratulate him and to hold the little prince's weekly arrest ceremony.    

    

Mu Chen woke up early in the morning and played with Xun Er in the courtyard for a while before bringing the congratulatory gift Shen Jingli had prepared and entering the palace.    

    

When they arrived at the entrance of the palace, they met Xu Yanlin and chatted for a while. Under the guidance of the eunuchs, they arrived at the Heart Nurturing Palace.    

    

When all the officials arrived, they first congratulated the emperor and the empress, and then the little prince's ceremony.    

    

"Didn't your big brother want to divorce Ceng Wan'er? Why did you bring her back? " Xu Yanlin looked at Ceng Wan'er who came in with Mu Yu, and whispered into her ear.    

    

Mu Chen followed his gaze and looked over, only to see Ceng Wan'er proudly following by Mu Yu's side, smiling as she talked to the noble lady who was accompanying them. She had a radiant smile on her face, as if she was a person who had just fought with someone and left.    

    

Mu Chen was also puzzled. He frowned, and did not say a word.    

    

Catching Zhou is a custom that has been passed down for a long time. When the child is one year old, the parents choose to place certain things in front of the child and let the child grab them himself. From the things the child grabs, one can observe his or her fondness to infer whether the child will have a future.    

    

A large round table was covered with a golden tablecloth, and the palace maids successively placed the four treasures they had prepared: a pen, black paper, ink stone, paper, and a small golden imprint. There was also a small, wrong golden knife, and on the outside, there was a golden abacus, gold ingot, jade zither, jade chess, and, on the outside, a few small toys, as well as a plate of steaming pastries.    

    

Under the escort of a few maids, Beauty Zheng brought in a baby. The emperor, who was sitting at the head seat, immediately smiled. His Highness had been nurtured for a year and was now very energetic.